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Gérard-Joseph Deschamps

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Gérard-Joseph Deschamps

Bishop of Bereina
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Bereina
In office2 January 1999 – 12 February 2002
PredecessorLuke Paul Matlatarea
SuccessorJohn Ribat
Previous postsBishop of Daru-Kiunga (1987-1999)
Bishop of Daru (1966-1987)
Prefect of Daru (1961-1966)
Orders
Ordination13 March 1954
by Marie-Joseph Lemieux
Consecration21 January 1967
by Sergio Pignedoli
Personal details
Born(1929-07-04)4 July 1929
Died25 February 2022(2022-02-25) (aged 92)

Gérard-Joseph Deschamps (4 July 1929 – 25 February 2022) was a Canadian Roman Catholic prelate.

Deschamps was born in Eastview, Frontenac County, Ontario on 4 July 1929 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1954. He was Bishop of Daru in Papua New Guinea from 1966 until 1999, when he became bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bereina.[1] He resigned in 2002,[2] and died on 25 February 2022, at the age of 92.[3]

References

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  1. ↑ "Bishop Gérard-Joseph Deschamps". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bereina (Diocese)". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Lutto nell'episcopato". L'Osservatore Romano. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
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